| Pos | Band | Conductor | Dr | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Fairey FP (Music) Band | Allan Withington | 19 | 197 |
| 2 | Tredegar | Steve Bastable | 11 | 196 |
| 3 | Buy As You View Cory | Dr. Robert Childs | 12 | 195 |
| 4 | Black Dyke | Dr. Nicholas Childs | 3 | 193 |
| 5 | Foden's Richardson | Thomas Wyss | 2 | 192 |
| 6 | Brighouse & Rastrick | Major Ian McElligott | 17 | 191 |
| 7 | Ransome | Russell Gray | 16 | 190 |
| 8 | Kirkintilloch | Frank Renton | 9 | 189 |
| 9 | Scottish Co-op | James Scott | 8 | 188 |
| 10 | Desford Colliery | Major Peter Parkes | 6 | 187 |
| 11 | Camborne Town | Major Paul Murrell | 18 | 186 |
| 12 | Ever Ready | Ray Farr | 15 | 185 |
| 13 | Stocksbridge | Derek Renshaw | 10 | 184 |
| 14 | EYMS | Gareth Pritchard | 13 | 183 |
| 15 | Redbridge Brass | Melvin White | 20 | 182 |
| 16 | Flowers | Philip Harper | 4 | 181 |
| 17 | Leyland | Garry Cutt | 5 | 180 |
| 18 | Burry Port Town | David Evans | 14 | 178 |
| 19 | Alliance Brass | John Clark | 1 | 176 |
| 20 | Haydock | Ian Brownbill | 7 | 175 |
Soloist prize:
Soprano cornet: Steve Barnsley—Buy As You View Cory
First four bands automatically qualify for 2004 competition.
Prizes:
First: £2500
Second: £1500
Third: £1000
Stanley Boddington Trophy Winner: Allan Withington
Only seven of the eight variations were used at the contest. Variation 12 was omitted.
